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JSH · 12-21-2023, 12:14 AM

My shortest commute was none. My longest was 91 miles and 1 hr 45 minutes each way. I lived in Alabama for 7 years and my shortest commute was 1 hour each way (to go 22 miles)

If I understand the word salad in the original post the SLPA in question is doing the following:

Going from a 7 minute commute to a 42
Going from working 32 hours per week to 20
Going from working 12 months per year to 10
Going from making $48,000 per year to $55,000.

So the current job's hourly rate is about $30 per hour ($48,000 / (50 weeks x 32 hours))
New job's hourly rate is about $69 per hour ($55,000 / (40 weeks x 20 hours))

At face value that looks like a really good deal - more money for fewer hours worked and 2 months a year free. More than double the hourly rate would be great.

We can't calculate the extra commuting time and cost without knowing how the hours are worked in each job and that info wasn't given.

12-21-2023, 12:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
JSH AKA - Jason Join Date: May 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 3,605 Adventure Seeker - '04 Chevy Astro - Campervan 90 day: 17.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 326 Thanked 2,152 Times in 1,456 Posts	My shortest commute was none. My longest was 91 miles and 1 hr 45 minutes each way. I lived in Alabama for 7 years and my shortest commute was 1 hour each way (to go 22 miles) If I understand the word salad in the original post the SLPA in question is doing the following: Going from a 7 minute commute to a 42 Going from working 32 hours per week to 20 Going from working 12 months per year to 10 Going from making $48,000 per year to $55,000. So the current job's hourly rate is about $30 per hour ($48,000 / (50 weeks x 32 hours)) New job's hourly rate is about $69 per hour ($55,000 / (40 weeks x 20 hours)) At face value that looks like a really good deal - more money for fewer hours worked and 2 months a year free. More than double the hourly rate would be great. We can't calculate the extra commuting time and cost without knowing how the hours are worked in each job and that info wasn't given.